According to Reuters, the Justice Department will investigate cases of sexual abuse by clergy members from four Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania. The dioceses include Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, and Allentown. The received federal subpoenas after a state grand jury report alleged Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused … [Read more...]
Is the Criminal Justice System Racist? Data Overwhelmingly Says “Yes”
When examining racial bias in the criminal justice system, two seemingly conflicting ideas begin to emerge. First, the vast majority of police officers are not racist. They are decent people wanting to help protect the communities they serve. At the same time, people of color generally have more frequent and more severe interactions with law … [Read more...]
Sessions Challenges California’s Net Neutrality
It is no secret that the State of California has taken on the Federal Government by passing several of its own laws to protect its residents against the deregulation implemented by the Trump administration. Arguably, California’s new net neutrality law may be its biggest attempt yet at isolating itself from the Federal Government. Net neutrality … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Alleges Facebook is Apathetic About Human Trafficking
A Texas woman and human trafficking victim has filed a seven-figure lawsuit against Facebook, alleging that the social media giant has systematically failed to take steps to prevent its website from being used as a tragically effective tool for traffickers. Though the woman is identified only as “Jane Doe” in media reports, her attorney, Annie … [Read more...]
Cannabis Credit Unions Curb Cash Carrying
A Safer Alternative to Carrying Giant Duffle Bags Full of Cash The visibility that banks provide and the reports they’re required to file are two of the few windows the government has into cannabis business operations, says John Vardaman, a former Justice Department attorney under President Obama, who helped draft guidance for financial crimes due … [Read more...]
Trump Delays Release of Russia Probe Documents
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said documents from the federal Russia probe would not immediately be released. Just days after he ordered them to be made public, Trump cited concerns by the U.S. Justice Department. Trump tweeting that the inspector general would review the documents “on an expedited basis”. Trump had called for the … [Read more...]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em…Let ‘em Shoot Up?
Medical and recreational marijuana, sanctuary cities, net neutrality, and climate change. These are just a few examples of the many issues pitting state and local governments against the federal government. We can now add supervised injection sites (SIS), also known as supervised consumption services or overdose prevention centers, to that list. … [Read more...]
JPMorgan Pays $24 Million to Settle Out of Discrimination Lawsuit
More than 250 current and past employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be paid a total of $19.5 million by their former employer as part of a settlement to a class action discrimination lawsuit. The six members of the class say the bank hindered both their success and the success of other African-American advisers by purposefully assigning … [Read more...]
Small DACA Victory for Wrong Reason?
Proponents of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), which has been a top story in the news on and off for almost two years, enjoyed a small victory recently when a federal judge in Texas declined to order a halt to the Obama-era program that has been fought tooth and nail by the Trump administration. But this victory is … [Read more...]
Judge Kavanaugh’s Radical View of Executive Power
In Tuesday’s opening session of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Democratic senators expressed concern about the nominee’s views of presidential power. Chris Coons put it bluntly when he said President Trump had nominated Kavanaugh with “an eye to protecting himself.” Mazie Hirono piled on, arguing that Trump’s … [Read more...]
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